August 2
Elisa, her friend Jayde, Jayde's mom, and I went to see the Barbie movie at the theater. I had been wanting to see it for awhile. It was okay, a little obnoxious in its over-the-top, modernist-thinking dogma, but it had some funny parts. We couldn't hear the voice audio for the first 20 minutes, so we were given vouchers for free movie tickets for later!
August 2
Ian drinking through double straws at Cafe Rio.
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August 4
Erik and I (and Ian) went to Right Honda in Scottsdale to look at vans. Our old van was old and gross so we figured it was time for a new one. Initially we thought about buying a brand new van, but there was another van on the lot that was $10,000 less then a new van, only 3 years old, and had all of the upgrades such as a movie screen for DVDs. I was adamant about not getting a red van, but this particular van was a muted shade of red, more of a maroon/reddish-brown, so I was okay with it. We agreed to buy the van right then because it was a good deal and we didn't see the point in waiting any longer. The salesman annoyed Erik with his ignorance of the final cost, but once we finally found out we signed the papers. Ian was a good sport about staying at the boring dealership the whole time. Erik drove the new van home and I drove the old van with Ian to a nearby mac-n-cheese place that was expensive and not very good, I don't even think Ian liked it all that much.
The new van in the lot
Ian at the dealership
The new van in our garage
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August 9
I made Elisa a new dress out of some very silky and satin-y fabric I found at Goodwill. She had very specific requirements: she wanted a square neck, spaghetti straps, and a circle skirt. I wasn't going to give her spaghetti straps, but I did make straps that were just thick enough to cover her bra. The circle skirt is a wee bit wonky (she doesn't notice) and the zipper was installed at an angle (whoops--also unnoticeable with the ties). So all around a sub-par construction, but Elisa likes the dress and wears it often.
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August 9
For no reason other than Ian is adorable, I took this picture of him sleeping
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August 12
Erik found and killed a rattlesnake while he was cleaning out the back patio. This guy was hiding behind the the pool storage bin. More accurately, Erik called our neighbor Joe who came over and killed the snake.
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August 12
Erik ordered a new pool, this time an Intex so hopefully it will hold up for longer this time. It was on clearance so that was convenient. Its actually a little deeper than the other pool. The kids have swam in it quite a bit since its been set up, especially Ian. It is too cold to swim while I'm writing this, but I'm sure it will get plenty of use next year!
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August 19
We went out to dinner to BJ's with Erik's friend Dan and his wife Angie. This image was on our table, I took a picture of it because I thought Gabe would appreciate it!
Nice to have a girl's night out, a new car, a new pool and definitely not a snake! Ian and Elisa look cute as they pose for pictures.
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